• Air date: 11 Mar '18 47 episodes
      Bar Rescue is an American reality series that premiered on Spike TV on July 17, 2011. It stars Jon Taffer, who offers his professional expertise—at no charge—to desperately failing bars in order to save them from closing.
  • List of Episodes (47)
    • 1. Put It on Cody’s Tab

      11 Mar '18
      A son takes over the failing family business and must battle his belligerent father, a volatile cook, and a filthy kitchen before Jon Taffer shuts it all down.
    • 2. Close, But No Cigar

      18 Mar '18
      When an old-school Memphis cigar man takes a stab at the bar business, he discovers hiring his millennial son wasn't quite what he had expected.
    • 3. Weird Science

      25 Mar '18
      Two scientists struggle with the correct formula to run a successful bar.
    • 4. Ground Control to Major Jon

      01 Apr '18
      Jon visits a Cape Canaveral area bar frequented by local NASA astronauts; Jon attempts to get the bar back off the ground before a mother-daughter feud causes a failure to launch.
    • 5. Mississippi Rears

      08 Apr '18
      A Navy vet finds himself in over his head when he relies on his unqualified friend to manage his failing Mississippi dive bar.
    • 6. Back to the Bar: Don't Call It a Comeback

      15 Apr '18
      Jon reconnects with bar owners he’s helped in the past to see if they’ve changed their bad habits, which include drinking on the job and being addicted to canned meat.
    • 7. Pole Without a Purpose

      22 Apr '18
      A soccer mom turned strip club owner refuses help from her daughter even though she's trained in hospitality management.
    • 8. An Ode to the Cap'n

      29 Apr '18
      A daughter must grapple with the loss of her father as she struggles to preserve his legacy and save his bar, Cap'n Odie's Lounge.
    • 9. Crazy Little Thing Called Selman

      06 May '18
      A frenetic bar owner with no prior bar experience drives the Copper Rocket Pub into the ground by bringing in carnivalesque entertainment.
    • 10. Caving In

      13 May '18
      The son of hardworking immigrants drives his late father's neighborhood bar into the ground with a poorly planned renovation and a bad over-serving problem.
    • 11. Back to the Bar: Blue in the Frog Face

      20 May '18
      Taffer revisits The Local and finds family turmoil as Mimi is still a thorn in her son's side, while Todd and Elise of Mac & Chesters update Taffer on their marriage and bar.
    • 12. Down and Out in Las Vegas

      03 Jun '18
      Jon provides a wake-up call to the owner of Barley Pop's Bar & Grill, who developed a severe drinking problem after suffering a pair of tragedies.
    • 13. Back to the Bar: The Power of Bacon and Beer

      10 Jun '18
      Jon looks back at some of his most successful turnarounds and asks the audience to share some of their favorite rescue memories.
    • 14. Father Knows Best

      17 Jun '18
      Jon visits the No Name Saloon, a rowdy biker bar where the owner refuses to trust his daughter's managerial skills.
    • 15. Phishing for Answers

      24 Jun '18
      Jon brings in culinary expert Aaron McCargo Jr. and mixologist Mia Mastroianni to help a Florida couple's bar bounce back after years of failure under their son's management.
    • 16. Not Cleared for Takeoff

      01 Jul '18
      A storied L.A. music venue has fallen into disarray, and it's up to Jon to revive the apathetic owner's passion for his own business.
    • 17. Back to the Bar: Tough Love

      08 Jul '18
      Jon reconnects with bar owners Mark Wilson and Ozzie Ardavani to find out what's in store for their relationship, then checks in with La Luz's Edith and Juan Pablo Martinez.
    • 18. Fish Out of Blue Water

      15 Jul '18
      An industrious immigrant with a history of business success bites off more than he can chew when he buys Blue Water and takes a hands-off management approach.
    • 19. Operation Puerto Rico

      22 Jul '18
      Jon returns to Puerto Rico, where he used to live, to rescue a bar destroyed by Hurricane Maria and to help revive the rest of the community.
    • 20. Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Fatballs

      29 Jul '18
      An unappealing name is just the first of many problems plaguing Fatballs Sports Bar & Grill, where Jon must get a belligerent owner to accept responsibility.
    • 21. The Unwanted Saloon

      05 Aug '18
      Jon heads to middle-of-nowhere Tennessee to rescue The Wanted Saloon, whose remote location is just the first of many challenges.
    • 22. Back to the Bar: The Tradewinds of Change

      12 Aug '18
      Jon revisits bars The Tradewinds and 22 Klicks to see if their respective staffs are still working together or falling back into bad habits.
    • 23. Star Lite, Star Not So Brite

      19 Aug '18
      Nostalgia drives a successful bar owner to purchase a dive bar he patronized in his youth, but his focus on his primary business causes the second bar to slide into chaos.
    • 24. There Will Be Family Blood

      26 Aug '18
      A novice owner opens a bar to help cover his sister's medical bills, but when he staffs it with his equally inexperienced relatives, the business quickly becomes a money pit.
    • 25. The Lights Come Back in Puerto Rico

      03 Mar '19
      After Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, a brother and sister find themselves in over their heads in damages to their previously successful Asian fusion restaurant Shibo.